Fezekile, better known to the public as Khwezi, passed away yesterday.

She accused President Jacob Zuma of raping her 10 years ago. He was found not guilty.

"It is with our deepest sorrow that the Kuzwayo family announces the passing of our daughter Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo," her family said in a statement on Sunday. Read more: ‘He said I wanted it’: Khwezi’s powerful poem "In our family she was lovingly known as Fezeka‚ and in the public domain her supporters called her Khwezi." They did not give details on how she died, and asked for "space to mourn privately as we prepare to lay her to rest."